Sandeman (wine)
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| Industry | Winery |
|---|---|
| Genre | Port wine |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Founder | George Sandeman |
| Headquarters | Largo Miguel Bombarda, 3
4400-222 Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Port wine, Sherry, Brandy, Madeira wine |
| Parent | Sogrape Vinhos, S.A. |
| Website | www |
Sandeman is a brand of Port and Sherry wines founded in 1790. Its well known logo features a caped man known as "The Don" dressed in a Portuguese student's cape and a wide traditional Andalusian type hat.[1][2] Besides Port and Sherry wines, it also produces Brandy and Madeira wine.[3]
History[edit]
Brothers George and David Sandeman from Perth founded the company[4][better source needed] in 1790 with £300.[2] David left the company in 1798 to found the Commercial Bank of Scotland leaving George in sole charge.
In 1953, Sandeman bought the port company Robertson Brothers.[5][6]
Initially passed to his nephew, George Glas Sandeman,[7] Sandeman remained a family business until bought out by the drinks company Seagram in 1979.[8] In 2001 the operation was sold to Sogrape by Diageo and Pernod Ricard who had acquired it from Seagram.[9] A descendant, George Thomas David Sandeman is a member of the board of Sogrape Vinhos S.A.[7]
Sandeman family[edit]
The founder George Sandeman, whose father was also George, was descended from the marriage of David Sandeman to Margret Ramsey in 1716, whose offspring included a notable Glasite theologian Robert Sandeman and the Perthshire linen manufacturer William Sandeman.[2] Family descendants remained owners of the wine business until 1993.[8] In the nineteenth century the family became associated with Hayling Island coming to live at Westfield House in West Town, Hayling Island and with a family grave in St. Mary's Church.[10] The Hayling Golf Club was founded by Fleetwood Sandeman in 1883.[11]
Lea & Sandeman[edit]
Lea & Sandeman is an independent wine merchant formed by Patrick Sandeman and Charles Lea in 1993. Patrick was a member of the Sandeman family who had initially worked for Seagram. He died in a skydiving accident in 2012 and his wife Katie succeeded him as a director.[8][12]
See also[edit]
- Albert George Sandeman – Chairman of company and former Governor of the Bank of England
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to the House of Sandeman". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Sellers, Charles (28 January 2013) [1899]. "vxiv SANDEMAN & CO". Oporto, Old and New: Being a Historical Record of the Port Wine Trade, and a Tribute to British Commercial Enterprize in the North of Portu. HardPress Publishing. ISBN 978-1313888257.
- ^ "Welcome to the House of Sandeman". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "W6 : The Sandeman Port ancestor".
- ^ "Vintageport.se, Vintage Port - Robertson Brothers". www.vintageport.se. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Index of Trademarks Issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Office. 1953. p. 456.
- ^ a b "Sandeman". Vintage Port(Sweden). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Moore, Victoria (28 September 2012). "A farewell glass of red wine to Patrick Sandeman - a man who loved life". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Reece, Damian (29 July 2001). "Sogrape lines up Sandeman buy". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "The Sandeman Family". A Guide to Hayling Island - Its Attractions History & Legends.
- ^ "Club History". www.haylinggolf.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "Katie Sandeman appointed Director of Lea & Sandeman". 15 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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